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Marine Corps Installations Pacific Provost Marshall Office’s K-9 Team held its first demonstration for the Okinawa Prefectural Police K-9 Unit Oct. 20 at the Kadena Passenger...

Lance Cpl. Tayler Schwamb, Marine Corps Installations Pacific

Marine Corps Installations Pacific Provost Marshall Office’s K-9 Team held its first demonstration for the Okinawa Prefectural Police K-9 Unit Oct. 20 at the Kadena Passenger Terminal on Kadena Air Base.MCIPAC PMO’s K-9 Team held this demonstration to showcase the capabilities of their Military Working Dogs to the OPP K-9 Unit, to strengthen their

Military working dogs are trained in multiple abilities such as locating narcotics or explosives and conducting patrol work. The K-9s are also trained in the five phases of...

Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Military working dogs are trained in multiple abilities such as locating narcotics or explosives and conducting patrol work. The K-9s are also trained in the five phases of aggression, basic obedience and building searches which aid in a variety of potentially dangerous situations.“The K-9’s are trained with multiple specialties and they all have

Marines accompanied by a working dog descended on a rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Once on the ground, the tracking dog led the Marines through the jungle in...

Lance Cpl. Tyler S. Giguere, III Marine Expeditionary Force

Marines accompanied by a working dog descended on a rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Once on the ground, the tracking dog led the Marines through the jungle in search of three simulated downed aircrew. The Marines conducting the tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise were with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine